Crossword Challenge Puzzle 1175 Clues and Answers
Puzzle 1175 of Crossword Challenge gives you 31 clues on a 8×10 board. Each one is listed below with a hint first and the answer second.
9 of the 31 answers are one or two letters long. 5 clues are pictures, and 1 of those asks you to fill the gaps in a word printed on the image; 2 clues want only the initials of the clue words; 3 want just the first letter of a single word; 4 clues are fill-ins, and 3 of them need only the missing letters. The longest answer runs 9 letters and belongs to “Large quantity”.
Here is the shortcut for Puzzle 1175: read the first letters of the top-row answers and you get the answer to “Not giving in”. Read the first letters down the left edge and you get the answer to “Large quantity”. One of those two words unlocks the first letter of 15 others.
Hints and answers, clue by clue
Clues look the way they do in the game. Tap Hint for a nudge or Answer to see the letters. The fully solved grid is below the hints.
Top row
These sit along the top edge and every answer runs down.
LARGE QUANTITY
1Large quantity
Top row 1/7 · 9 letters · down
Shape: A _ _ N _ _ N _ _. The sixth square is also part of “Riverside tree”.
ABUNDANCE
PARA___E
2PARA___E
Top row 2/7 · 3 letters · down
Rebuild the word in “PARA___E” and enter only the missing part, starting with D.
DIS
ONCE AGAIN
3Once again
Top row 3/7 · 4 letters · down
Begins with A. The third square is also part of “___ NAME AND PASSWORD”.
ANEW
MEMOIR
4Memoir
Top row 4/7 · 1 letter · down
Just the opening letter of Memoir.
M
ATTACK DAMAGE
5Attack damage
Top row 5/7 · 2 letters · down
Abbreviate “Attack damage” to its initials.
AD
AUTHOR'S CREATION
6Author's creation
Top row 6/7 · 5 letters · down
N _ _ E _. Solving “Car window tool” first gives you its fourth letter.
NOVEL
7Picture clue
Top row 7/7 · 4 letters · down
Look at the picture and fit it to T _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Virginia”.
TEAR
Left column
These sit down the left edge and every answer runs across.
NOT GIVING IN
8Not giving in
Left column 1/9 · 7 letters · across
Fits A _ _ M _ _ T. The fifth square is also part of “Attack damage”.
ADAMANT
9Picture clue
Left column 2/9 · 3 letters · across
What is shown in the image? Shape: B _ _. Check the third letter against “Once again”.
BIN
___ NAME AND PASSWORD
10___ NAME AND PASSWORD
Left column 3/9 · 4 letters · across
Complete the phrase “___ NAME AND PASSWORD”. Shape: U _ _ _.
USER
NEGATIVE
11Negative
Left column 4/9 · 1 letter · across
Negative starts with the answer.
N
DATA STORAGE
12Data storage
Left column 5/9 · 2 letters · across
Starts with D; pattern D _. Its second letter is shared with “Flourish”.
DB
RIVERSIDE TREE
13Riverside tree
Left column 6/9 · 5 letters · across
Begins with A. Solving “Get ready to be picked” first gives you its fourth letter.
ALDER
MIDDAY HOUR
14Midday hour
Left column 7/9 · 4 letters · across
Fits N _ _ _. The third square is also part of “Be sweet (on)”.
NOON
mas-
15Picture clue
Left column 8/9 · 3 letters · across
The image carries “mas-”. Name the picture and keep only the letters hidden behind the dashes, beginning with C.
COT
16Picture clue
Left column 9/9 · 7 letters · across
Name the object in the picture. E _ _ R _ _ D. Its fifth letter is shared with “Sine anno”.
EMERALD
Inside the grid
Split squares hold two clues: the top half runs across, the bottom half runs down.
FEMALE DEER
17Female deer
Row 3, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Fits D _ _. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the top row.
DOE
GET READY TO BE PICKED
18Get ready to be picked
Row 3, col 5 · 5 letters · down
Shape: R _ _ E _. Solving “Riverside tree” first gives you its fourth letter.
RIPEN
VIRGINIA
19Virginia
Row 4, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fits V _. Its second letter is shared with the picture clue in the top row.
VA
AVERAGE
20Average
Row 4, col 6 · 3 letters · down
P _ _. “Riverside tree” crosses it at the third square.
PAR
CAR WINDOW TOOL
21Car window tool
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · across
Begins with W. Check the fourth letter against “Author's creation”.
WIPER
FLOURISH
22Flourish
Row 5, col 3 · 5 letters · down
Begins with B. The fourth square is also part of the picture clue in the left column.
BLOOM
BUDDY
23Buddy
Row 6, col 4 · 3 letters · across
Starts with P; pattern P _ _. Its third letter is shared with “Author's creation”.
PAL
BE SWEET (ON)
24Be sweet (on)
Row 6, col 4 · 4 letters · down
Begins with D. Check the third letter against the picture clue in the left column.
DOTE
25Picture clue
Row 6, col 8 · 4 letters · down
One word for the picture, starting with W. The third square is also part of “Moral misdeed”.
WAND
WIRE
26Wire
Row 7, col 7 · 1 letter · across
Wire starts with the answer.
W
ZERO VALUE
27Zero value
Row 7, col 7 · 3 letters · down
Begins with N. Its third letter is shared with the picture clue in the left column.
NIL
IGUA__
28IGUA__
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · across
Fill the gap in “IGUA__”, but leave out the letters already shown. Starts with N.
NA
SINE ANNO
29Sine anno
Row 8, col 6 · 2 letters · down
Take one letter from each word of the clue, in order.
SA
MORAL MISDEED
30Moral misdeed
Row 9, col 5 · 3 letters · across
Begins with S. The third square is also part of the picture clue in the inside the grid.
SIN
_ADICAL
31_ADICAL
Row 9, col 5 · 1 letter · down
Only the hidden letters of “_ADICAL” go in the grid. First one: R.
R
Crossword Challenge Level 1175 Solved Grid
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Puzzle 1175 solved
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